AROUND THE SCHOOL

We are never alone in sharing the faith, because it is the Lord with me who transmits the faith, and Jesus promised: “I will be with you every day until the end of the world.”
- Pope Francis

LAST DAY OF TERM FRIDAY 24th JUNE

1.55pm FINISH

BUSES RUN IN LINE WITH THIS FINISH TIME.

SIBLING ENROLMENTS FOR 2023 OPEN

Please pick up an enrolment form and return to school as soon as possible.

Enrolments for new families are open now.

Do you know someone who is interested in enrolling at St Laurence's? Please encourage them to pick up an enrolment pack or to make an appointment will Liz for a tour and chat as soon as possible.

SPECIAL FRIENDS MORNING

What a wonderful way to celebrate Catholic Education Week! Foundation, Grade 1 and 2 students invited a Special Friend to visit us for the morning. We enjoyed playing Maths games and creating some beautiful craft items with our friends. A big thank you to everyone who took the time to visit, especially those who travelled long distances. Aunty Em wins the "Aunty of the Year' flying day from Queensland to enjoy the day with Lukah.

REGIONAL CROSS COUNTRY

Gippsland Regional Cross-Country Held At Lardner Park - 2nd June.

Last Thursday St. Laurence's had seven runners competing in the regional cross-country with the first twelve in each race proceeding to the state final at Bundoora on the 14th July. All our runners performed well with Rachel Denbrok and Zara Gannon qualifying for the final in Bundoora.

Results from the regional final:

Girls 9/10 yrs - Kiara Van Dillen 50th;

Boys 9/10 yrs - Aiden Cook 16th, Kade White 17th;

Girls 11 yrs - Zara Gannon 9th, Eve Hansen 37th;

Girls 12/13 yrs - Rachel Denbrok - 7th, Ava Carew - 17th.

Well done to all these runners - a great effort!

FOUND

A pandora bracelet was found in the school grounds on Friday 3rd June. Please contact the office for identification.

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART

Jump Rope For Heart continues until the jump off on the 24/6.

Approx $6000 has been raised so far....WOW!! Well done.

We're skipping our way to the end of the Jump Rope for Heart challenge! It's great to see so many students out in the yard skipping with smiles on their faces. We have over 80 students registered in the program, and have recorded an amazing 80 hours of skipping so far. Thank you to those students who have signed up and to everyone who supported them with donations. We would love to see parents/friends at our Jump off Day on the last day of term to show you all our progress and tricks. More information will follow.

AWARDS

3rd June

JRFH Champions: Kiarnah, Lukah, Matt, Levi P , Mia, Maeve, Makenzi, Aiden O, Aiden L, Ruby, Leila, Indigo C, Samuel C, Willow S

10th June

Kelsey, Tom, Mikayla, Colbie, Hara, Amber, Aaliyah, Zara, Austin, David

Sam H, Kayden, Olivia M, Liam O, Clara, Liz, Reagan, Colbie, Ivy, Lachie C, Hannah, Samuel, Winter, Chelsea, Ella W, Knox, Casey, Harlow, Allira

There will be no assembly on Friday 17th June.

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION

We wish to congratulate the following students who will be making the Sacrament of Confirmation tomorrow evening: Julian Aeschlimann, Hayley Blackshaw, Levi Bordonaro, Jack Calafiore, Bayley Denbrok, Rachel Denbrok, Elizabeth Hoekstra, Lukah Jefferis, Harper McRae, Matthew Meadley, Logan Misale, Jett Roberts, William Stefani & Alexandra White from Foster & Ava Walder from Wonthaggi.

Please keep these children in your prayers.

INCURSIONS

Zimboyz

What an amazing performance from Zimboyz. They thrilled, AND scared us, with their incredible juggling, acrobatics and death-defying balancing act.

Lucas Proudfoot

On Monday we were entertained by Lucas Proudfoot, an indigenous storyteller who enthralled us with his stories, guitar, stomp box, and didgeridoo playing.

Naidoc Week

For NAIDOC Week, Foundation students heard the story of 'The Stolen Generation', and made these special hands. It was their way to recognise and say 'sorry' for this awful event in Australia's history.

PRAYER

Dear Gracious Father,

I praise You for my family.

Thank you for my family.

Even in their weaknesses,

I love them unconditionally.

Thank you for my children.

Every time I hear the pitter-patter of their feet around the house I smile.

Joy overwhelms me Father!

Be with my family today as they go their separate ways.

Bring us all back home safely to each other I pray.

Amen.